Sash holder



Nov. 14, 1950 K, EPPLER 2,530,192

SASH HOLDER Filed Aug 31, 1948 INVENTOR.

CLARENCE K EPPLE'R His Attorney Patented Nov. 14 1950 'i ApplicationAugust 31, 1918,

My invention pertains to sash holders and more particularly to devicesfor holding window sashes snugly in the frames while permitting thesashes ,to be. adjusted up or down in a usual manner...

It is an object of my invention to provide an improved sashholder formore effectively holding :wi ndowsashes-snugly against the window framesxclude 'dust and cold drafts, while also elimi- -riating windowrattles-and noises caused by vibrations from street traffic.

It is also an object of my invention to provide such improved windowsash holders, also useful on loose doors, and which may be easily andquickly installed by the average unskilled person without the use oftools.

It is a further object of my invention to provide such improved sashholders which are installed in concealed positions except for attachmentlugs which project for convenient attachment to the window frame, atpositions of advantage such that thumb tacks may provide effectiveholding means while also serving to reinforce and preserve the strengthand resilience of the sash holder.

Another object of my invention is to provide a sash holder of a simplestructure and form which may be easily and economically manufactured,packed, shipped and installed.

My invention may be more readily understood and additional objects andadvantages thereof will become apparent by reading the followingspecification in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a sash holder made in accordance with myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a side or edge elevational view, partially diagrammatic, forshowing the sash holder and illustrating the operation thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view, to a smaller scale,showing the sash holder installed in a window.

Referring more specifically to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, it will beseen that my improved sash holder comprises an elongated metal strip Hhaving a pair of side lugs 13, one of which projects laterally from eachend of the same edge of the strip. A small hole I5 is provided in eachlug I3 for receiving the point of a thumb tack, or other attachementmeans, for securing the sash holder to the window frame.

The strip II is made of any suitable spring steel, or other metal, heattreated or tempered to have good resilience, and it is permanentlydeformed to a bowed shape, as shown. This perman'entlydeformed bowedshape may be Serial No. 41,011

1 Claim. (01.292715) provided in any'well known manner common in thearts of metalworking. For example, this bowed'shape may be imparted tothe member as it isprcssed or struck out, the piece being temperedthereafter. lhe strip II is preferably made of such thickness as to haveample strength, and it'may be made of various sizes and thickness-tosuit various conditions of installation, and for -insertion into thecracks usually found adjacent loose sashes. When installed between aloose sash and its guide, the bowed strip I 1 tends to assume aflattened shape having the end portion substantially flattened.

Fig. 3 shows a portion of a window sash 11, in which a pane of glass I9is mounted, and a window frame or sash stop 2! slidably holds and guidesthe window sash which may be moved up or down therein, in a well knownmanner. With the ageing or settling of a building and the seasoning ofthe lumber which commonly takes place, such window sashes usually becomevery loose in the window frame. Under this condition, dust and colddrafts can enter the house through the cracks between the window sashesand the window frames, and vibrations from trains or street traffic, oreven the wind may create considerable noise and annoyance by rattlingthe window sashes. Loose doors cause similar troubles.

This condition is easily and quickly corrected by merely inserting myimproved sash holder H in the crack between the sash and the windowframe or sash stop 2|, where it is in a concealed position with only theends of the lugs l3 exposed. This operation is readily accomplished bypartially straightening out or flattening the bowed strip H and thenpressing and sliding it edgewise into the crack between the window sashand its frame. The strip I I then tends to spring back into its bowedshape with its two end hearing contacts applying forces, as indicated bythe arrows A, while its intermediate contact portion provides anopposite acting force represented by the arrow B in Fig. 2. This actionpresses and holds the window sash l'l snugly toward the opposite side ofthe window frame.

By reason of the two lugs l3 extending at widely spaced points directlyfrom the bearing contact ends of the bowed strip ll, mere thumb tacks 23are ample as holding means for attaching the sash holder to the windowframe. Also such widely spaced attachment points connected from the endsof the bowed strip H tend to pre serve and reinforce the strengththereof while holding the device in a concealed position.

Another useful application for my improved sash holder device consistsin securing it to the swinging edge of a loose door between the door andthe door stop, or door jamb, for taking up slack space therebetween toprevent rattling. To reset a door requires considerable technical skill,but with my simple device attached at widely spaced points by thumbtacks this-condition can be quickly and easily corrected by "anyone. Myimproved spring holding device may be utilized in any place where it canbe inserted and secured to take up slack motion and eliminate rattle andvibration noises. Obviously my resilient sash holder will also serve tohold a loose sash in any desired position. Due to its simplicity, mysash holder may be made from small scrap pieces of 4 thumb tacks, easyto apply but these do not un duly mar the window and door surfaces. Nordoes the operation of the device itself unduly cut or mar the adjacentbuilding structure.

What is claimed as the invention is:

A sash holder comprising, a strip of resilient metal of a thicknesssuitable for insertion into a crack such as is commonly found between aloose sash and its holding or guide frame, said strip being'permanentlydeformed to a b'owed shape which when installed between a loose'sash andits guide tends to assume a flattened shape having the end portionssubstantially flattened, and

strip at opposite ends thereof, and said lugs havmetal and so cheaply asto be available to everyone.

It will be seen that I have providedan improved sash holder, or slackmotion and vibration eliminator, which is simple and economical tomanufacture, pack, ship. Also it is simple to install and veryconvenient-and efiective for holding a ing apertures for receiving smallattachment means, whereby thumb tacks may be utilized.

CLARENCE K. EPPLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file ofthis patent:

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